Associations to the word «Obsidian»

Wiktionary

OBSIDIAN, noun. (mineral) a type of black glass produced by volcanoes
OBSIDIAN, adjective. (poetic) black

Dictionary definition

OBSIDIAN, noun. Acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats